Broccoli soup | healthy soup| Diet soup|Restaurant style broccoli soup

You must be wondering where have I been vanished ?Hmmm,after a brief illness I am back .So today a hearty and healthy  broccoli soup which I had made when I had literally lost my appetite ,all thanks to the antibiotics  grrrr!!!.I had no choice but to swallow them to over come flu and fever !!!.A healthy broccoli soup that satiated my hunger as well as provided nutrition to my almost feeble body.

Broccoli  is a power house of nutrients ,as you all know my kids are soup lovers .Broccoli is generally not preferred by them as a vegetable ,so why not churn it into soup and serve it to them ...good idea right!!!.No...this soup can be savoured even if you are not ill,it tastes better to a healthy person .So next time  when  you are in no mood for an elaborate dinner just whip up this soup and serve it with some garlic bread or bread croutons ,you are done with healthy dinner   .

Lets start cooking .......

INGREDIENTS

• 2 cups broccoli florets 
• 2 cloves garlic
•  1 green  onion (green part for garnishing )
•  2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 cup milk (full cream) or 2tbsp cream  
• oregano a pinch (optional)
• 500 ml chicken stock 
• salt to taste

PROCEDURE

• Chop the broccoli ,onion ,garlic .
• Heat oil in a sauce pan and add onion and garlic,saute it for 1 mint and add broccoli .
• Saute it for 2 -3 mints and add the oregano ,continued with chicken stock .
• Cover and cook until the broccoli has become soft .
• Switch off the flame and with an immersion blender blitz it to a smooth puree .
• Switch on the flame and add milk to it, stir it and bring it to a boil .
• Add salt to it. 
• Serve warm with croutons or toasted bread .

TIPS

• You can replace olive oil with butter and milk with cream for a rich version of the soup .
• For chicken stock mix 1 cube of chicken stock to 500 ml of hot water and stir it .
• If you are using cream add it at the end after switching off the flame as cream tends to split at high temperature.

Yummily ,




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